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GitHub CLI now collects pseudoanonymous telemetry
The official GitHub command-line interface, `gh`, now collects pseudoanonymous telemetry data by default. The data includes information on which commands are run, their performance, and other general usage metrics. Users can opt out of this data collection by setting a `DO_NOT_TRACK` environment variable.
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While telemetry can help improve tools, making it opt-out by default is a controversial choice that developers should be aware of. It's worth having a team discussion about whether to disable this, especially in security-conscious environments.
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GitHub CLI now collects pseudoanonymous telemetry" from Hacker News (https://cli.github.com/telemetry) [Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:58:58 +0000]